To amend title 35, United States Code, to allow the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office to waive statutory provisions governing patents and trademarks in certain emergencies.

Action history

1. 2006-12-06Received in the Senate.
2. 2006-12-05Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3. 2006-12-05On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
4. 2006-12-05DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4742.
5. 2006-12-05Considered under suspension of the rules.
6. 2006-12-05Mr. Sensenbrenner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
7. 2006-04-05Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 109-408.
8. 2006-04-05Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 223.
9. 2006-03-15Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
10. 2006-03-15Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
11. 2006-03-01Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
12. 2006-03-01Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
13. 2006-02-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
14. 2006-02-14Introduced in House
15. 2006-02-14Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.